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Oz PM meets Dr. Singh to apprise him of action taken against racist attackers |
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd met his India counterpart Dr. Manmohan Singh to discuss the recent violent attacks against Indian students studying in Australia, and also to apprise him of action taken against the perpetrators of these attacks. The attacks sparked vigorous protests in India and prompted recent visits to India by a string of
Labor government ministers including Foreign Minister Stephen Smith, with the
latest visit by Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard followed by Victoria premier
John Brumby, who is in India at the present. Rudd's spokesman said that the Australian
premier will travel to India in November and both Rudd and Dr. Singh looked forward
to the visit. "The leaders noted the large number of Indian students in Australia,"
The Australian quoted Rudd's spokesman, as saying after the meeting with Dr. Singh
on Saturday. "They agreed that acts of violence were deplorable, and noted the
strong actions by Australian authorities to respond to the attacks on Indian students,"
he added. Rudd and Dr. Singh met before the final day of the Group of 20 meeting
of world leaders in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Rudd's spokesman said they discussed
the decision to make the G20 the key body for global economic governance over
the G8, which excluded Asian, Muslim and South American countries, as well as
Australia. They also discussed one of Rudd's pet projects, a new Asia Pacific
community which would allow nations in the region to discuss issues such as the
economy, security and defence. "Prime Minister Singh expressed his interest in
Prime Minister Rudd's Asia Pacific community concept and the leaders agreed to
co-operate further on the concept in future," Rudd's spokesman said. |
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